The Forum is the largest event in the Mekong Region to address the confluence of water, food and energy. It brings together regional professionals and thinkers to explore new and emergent ideas in the nexus. In 2013, the event attracted over 270 participants from 95 different institutions. This year, 39 sessions have been planned, and will be hosted, by 49 different regional and international institutions, agencies and initiatives.

Participation is by invitation only, and the number of participants limited to a maximum of 300. Learn more.

Green infrastructure involves making conventional urban infrastructure more sustainable, cost effective, and resilient to climate change. But implementing such techniques, in less well-planned cities in Southeast Asia may prove to be more difficult than in western cities.

Publicly accessible satellite data gives water accounting a boost with the ultimate goal of being able to give water managers precise indications of where and when water is being “used” and allow them to plan accordingly.

In the Mekong Region, fast flowing rivers are often the lifeblood of nearby communities. They provide food, transportation, irrigation and spiritual needs. But a fast flowing river is also an opportunity to generate hydropower. To offset the ecological effects, could artificial wetlands benefit dam-side communities?